The New York Times is reporting that with 85% of votes counted, Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani has won the New York Mayoral Election, with 50.5% of the vote.

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who resigned in disgrace after multiple (multiple!) sexual harassment claims were made against him (which he denies), got 41.4% of the vote and the Republican Curtis Sliwa picked up a mere 7.3%.

It’s a thumping win for Mamdani, the self-proclaimed socialist who has absolutely shaken up the party establishment. He also becomes the first Muslim to hold the office.

He is promising a big shakeup – free transport and very much targeting wealth. He for example has criticised subsidies given to big companies like Tesla.

Donald Trump has said he said he would cut of federal funding to NYC is Mamdani won. This oddly did not make him less popular in a very Democratic state. Trump came out in support of Cuomo in the last days of the campaign, while Cuomo was running some utterly racist AI created videos.

So it’s a very good win to celebrate.